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Oshkosh native Dave Panske has had a hand in working at race tracks as a photographer, writer, board member and promoter for much of his adult life.

Listen in as this Oshkosh native talks about how his love for racing got started and where.

Kimberly, Wisconsin native Jim Vandenberg had ties to Pete Parker, Alan Kulwicki and Mike Randerson during his career of racing on pavement and dirt tracks starting in the 1970s in northeastern Wisconsin.

Listen in as Vandenberg reflects on his racing days.

Perhaps no driver had more fun chasing the pavement late model racing scene in Wisconsin and the Midwest than Dennis Lampman did in the 1980s into the '90s. 

Listen in as this Oak Creek, Wisconsin resident recalls tales from racing at WIR, Slinger, ARTGO and ASA.

The city of Kingsford, Michigan has produced quite a number of top flight racers over the decades.

Norway Speedway Hall of Famer Mark Miller is one of them.

Listen in as we take a trip down memory lane with number 41.

We were fortunate enough recently to catch up with Edgerton, Wisconsin's Rich Bickle Jr. 

A man who's not afraid to hold back his thoughts - Bickle talked about his humble beginnings, racing against the best late model pilots in the country, NASCAR politics and everything else in between!

This is MUST listen to stuff! Enjoy!

When the IMCA modifieds were introduced to Seymour (WI) Speedway's half-mile in 1984 Randy 'Bing Bong' Boegh won the first ever race. Boegh talks about how the modifieds at the time were a newer, inexpensive option for dirt trackers and he chats about his days on the pavement at Wisconsin International Raceway in Kaukauna.

De Pere, Wisconsin's Steve Smits won in his first outing in 1/4 mile sportsman action at Wisconsin International Raceway in Kaukauna, Wisconsin in the early 1980s.

Listen in as Smits reflects upon his days of trading paint with his sportsman foes.

Many folks don't know that the man at the helm of Right Foot Performance, Dave Schneider, got his start in racing in the mid-1970s tagging along with Gene Wheeler and his multiple racing endeavors.

Listen in as Dave Schneider talks about his own racing career in both late models and modifieds and his take on the technical end of racing these days.

Promoting a weekly racing program is a 7-day-a-week task - especially during the season.

Listen in as Shawano Speedway's Brad Luepke explains how it's much more than simply turning the lights on

and opening the gates on Saturday nights.

Kurt Schweitzer has been around motorsports for most of his adult life.

The current president of the Fox River Racing Club talks about how it all got started for him in the 1970s and his current position within the club that promotes the weekly 'Thursday Night Thunder' action at Wisconsin International Raceway in Kaukauna, Wisconsin.